Havelock Constituency
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Havelock Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1984.
History
In 1963, Loh Miaw Gong was elected as assemblyman for the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. However she was arrested under the Internal Security Act before she can assume her seat.
In 1967, Loh resigned her seat, along with four other Barisan Sosialis MP. A by-election was called in 1967 to fill in the seat.
In 1984, Havelock was merged with nearby constituencies, Telok Ayer and Kreta Ayer Constituencies.
Member of Parliament
| Election | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1955 | Lim Yew Hock | LF | |
| 1959 | Peter Lau Por Tuck | PAP | |
| 1963 | Loh Miaw Gong | BS | |
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1967 | Lim Soo Peng | PAP | |
| 1968 | |||
| 1970 | Hon Sui Sen | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 |
Electoral results
Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Lim Yew Hock | 5,744 | 86.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Soh C.S. | 525 | 7.9 | N/A | |
| PP | Chua Bock Kwee | 373 | 5.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,219 | 78.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 12,835 | N/A | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,642 | 51.7 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| LF win (new seat) |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Peter Lau Por Tuck | 9,227 | 63.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ng See Thong | 3,562 | 24.6 | N/A | |
| SPA | Tan Theng Chiang | 963 | 6.6 | N/A | |
| MCA | Loke Kwok Sang | 433 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| LSP | Tan Ah Pak | 323 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,665 | 39.0 | 39.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,919 | 24.0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,508 | 91.1 | 39.4 | ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| PAP gain from SPA | Swing | N/A |
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | Loh Miaw Gong | 6,304 | 44.1 | N/A | |
| PAP | Wong Chun Choi | 4,157 | 29.0 | 34.6 | |
| UPP | Ng Chee Sen | 3,209 | 22.4 | N/A | |
| SA | Lim Ser Puan | 641 | 4.5 | 5.1 | |
| Majority | 2,147 | 15.1 | 23.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,159 | 4.8 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,311 | 94.4 | 1.4 | ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BS gain from PAP | Swing | N/A |
Historical maps
- 1955 General Election